Alyson Larissa Whitaker Medina

Alyson “Whit” Medina earned her undergraduate degree, with University Honors, from the University of Houston, and her law degree cum laude from South Texas College of Law Houston. At South Texas, Whit competed in the U.S. Army’s Brigadier General Wayne E. Alley Military Moot Court Competitions, served as Vice President of the Veteran Law Students Association, earned the top grade in three courses—including legal writing and international criminal law—and obtained the honor of earning her criminal advocacy honors certificate. During her time at South Texas, Whit gained experience clerking for a Harris County District Court, the United States Attorneys’ Office, and the U.S. Army JAG Corps in Kaiserslautern, Germany. Each of these has given her diverse experience in solving client issues from every perspective in the legal system. After working for The Akers Firm for six months as a law clerk, Whit was hired as an associate attorney.